How Fox Lies
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How Fox Lies
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Dissecting the tactics Fox News uses to lie to their viewers
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Before seeing how Fox decides to spin the story of Alex Pretti's murder, let's revisit the death of Renee Good and analyze their propaganda techniques. I am going to break down a Jesse Watters segment, and a technique they used to quote a legitimate source in a manner which was misleading by design:
Many conservatives who wanted a strong border have genuine confusion around why a person would want to protest ICE.

Fox is happy to jump in and give them an explanation, however absurd. This is one of the more heinous pieces of rhetoric I've seen on Fox:
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Hannity says that as a responsible reporter, he wouldn't dare speculate on Alex Pretti's murder before an investigation is conducted:

"Unlike the legacy media mob, we will not rush to judgement"

Let's check out if he was showing the same level of journalistic integrity after Renee Good's death:
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Let's check out how Jesse Watters Primetime decided to cover the facts surrounding Alex Pretti's death.

The tactic is change the most important question, "Did the ICE officer commit misconduct?" to "Was Alex Pretti making a risky decision by carrying a weapon in this situation?" Break down below:
January 27, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Before seeing how Fox decides to spin the story of Alex Pretti's murder, let's revisit the death of Renee Good and analyze their propaganda techniques. I am going to break down a Jesse Watters segment, and a technique they used to quote a legitimate source in a manner which was misleading by design:
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM